Fiddlover Blogs

Why was the viola once the “outcast” of the orchestra? Explore how Neapolitan opera and undersized violas shaped its overlooked 18th-century reputation.

Learn the life story of Shinichi Suzuki, the educator behind the Suzuki Method — and why his "mother tongue" approach still shapes how children learn violin today.

Fiddlover partnered with creator Gabby Martin to share her experience with the Q033 Beginner Violin. The campaign reached more than one million views, sparked tens of thousands of interactions, and gifted a Q033 violin outfit to a Colorado music teacher serving a low-income community.

Looking for a violin teacher for your child? Learn what actually matters — fundamentals, ear training, personality fit, and the questions to ask in a trial lesson.

The violin fights you from lesson one — bad posture, missed notes, a scratchy bow. Here's why that's normal, what Paganini and Stradivari have to do with it, and how to make it to the other side.